Stop
criminalizing
people with special needs
Help
Nichele Benn
Have
We Learned Nothing From Ashley Smith?
This
is an effort to change how our law enforcement system reacts to
people with special needs
Peaceful
demonstrations of support for Nichele Benn, and others like her, are
arranged across the Province of Nova Scotia on the day Nichele is to
appear for finger printing.
Sunday,
05 January 2014
9:30
am
Lower
Sackville, Nova Scotia
Quest
Regional Rehabilitation Centre
70
Memory Lane, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
9:45
am Procession to RCMP Station
711 Old
Sackville Road, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
10:15
am Finger printing process
10:45
am End of Demonstration of Support
Supporters
will meet at Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre (where Nichele is
forced to live). Please park in the front of the building, walk up
the second driveway to the side of the building. Supporters will
stand outside waiting for Nichele to come out of the building
(letting her know she’s not alone) and drive in a procession to the
RCMP Station (Red Ribbons tied to car antenna) and four way flashers
activated on all vehicles. Once arriving at RCMP station, supporters
will exit vehicles and stand in front of the RCMP station waiting for
Nichele and her family to arrive. Supporters will wait outside the
RCMP Station until the finger printing process is complete and
Nichele exits the RCMP station.
9:30
am New
Minas, NS
Meet
at Louis Millett Community Complex
9489
Commercial Street
New
Minas
9:45
am Procession to RCMP Station
18 Jones Road, New Minas
10:15
am Finger printing process (actual location of Nichele's finger
printing will be in Lower Sackville
10:45 am
End of Demonstration of Support
9:30
am TRURO,
NS
Meet
at Superstore (where garden centre is located during summer months)
46 Elm Street, Truro, Nova Scotia
9:45
am Procession to RCMP Station
283 Pictou Road, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia
10:15
am Finger printing process (actual location of Nichele's finger
printing will be in Lower Sackville
10:45 am
End of Demonstration of Support
9:30
am WINDSOR,
NS
Meet
at Hants County War Memorial Community Centre
78 Thomas Street, Windsor
9:45
am Procession to RCMP Station
140
Morrison Drive, Windsor
10:15
am Finger printing process (actual location of Nichele's finger
printing will be in Lower Sackville
10:45
am End of Demonstration of Support
9:30
am YARMOUTH,
NS
Meet
at Yarmouth Library
405 Main Street, Yarmouth
9:45
am Procession to RCMP Station
10:15
am Finger printing process (actual location of Nichele's finger
printing will be in Lower Sackville)
10:45
am End of Demonstration of Support
Simultaneous
demonstrations of support are planned in communities across Nova
Scotia and will be communicated in the coming days. Watch Facebook
and Twitter (noted below).
For
further information please contact:
Cindy
Carruthers, People First Nova Scotia, 902-305-0423
Rachel
Murphy, People First Nova Scotia, 902-305-2074
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